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description of the problematic calls or 

texts. 

Although the portal will not reject 

submissions that fail to include the 

above information, such failure will 

make it more difficult for the Bureau to 

investigate fully and take appropriate 

enforcement action. Once submitted, the 

Bureau will review to determine 

whether the information presents 

evidence of a violation of the 

Commission’s rules. The Bureau may 

share submitted information with the 

Department of Justice, Federal Trade 

Commission, other federal agencies 

combatting robocalls, state attorney 

general offices, other law enforcement 

entities with which the Commission has 

information sharing agreements, and the 

registered traceback consortium. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1286. 

Title: Emergency Connectivity Fund 

Program. 

Form Number: FCC Forms 471, 472, 

474, and 500. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, state, local or tribal government 

institutions, and other not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 23,000 respondents; 132,100 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 4.5 

hours for FCC Form 471 (4 hours for 

response; 0.5 hours for recordkeeping); 

1.5 hours for FCC Forms 472/474 (1 

hour for response; 0.5 hours for 

recordkeeping); 1.5 hours for Emergency 

Connectivity Fund Post-Commitment 

Change Request (streamlines collection 

based on the FCC Form 500 and FCC 

Form 471 for use in the Emergency 

Connectivity Fund Program) (1 hour for 

response; 0.5 hours for recordkeeping)). 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and annual reporting requirements; 

recordkeeping requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 

201–205, 214, 254, and 403 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 201–205, 

218–220, 254, 303(r), 403 and 405 and 

section 7402 of the American Rescue 

Plan Act, Pub. L. 117–2, 135 Stat. 4. 

Total Annual Burden: 315,450 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no assurance of confidentiality 

provided to applicants and service 

providers concerning this information 

collection. However, applicants and 

service providers may request materials 

or information submitted to the 

Commission or to USAC be withheld 

from public inspection under 47 CFR 

0.459 of the FCC’s rules. 

Needs and Uses: The requirements 

contained herein are necessary to 

implement and administer the 

Congressional mandate for the 

Emergency Connectivity Fund. The 

information collected herein provides 

the Commission and USAC with the 

necessary information to administer the 

Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, 

determine the amount of support 

entities seeking funding are eligible to 

receive, determine if entities are 

complying with the Commission’s rules, 

and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. 

The information will also allow the 

Commission to evaluate the extent to 

which the Emergency Connectivity 

Fund is meeting the statutory objectives 

specified in section 7402 of the 

American Rescue Plan Act, the 

Commission’s performance goals set 

forth in the Emergency Connectivity 

Fund Report and Order, and to evaluate 

the need for and feasibility of any future 

revisions to program rules. The name, 

address, DUNS number and business 

type will be disclosed in accordance 

with the Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act/ 

Digital Accountability and 

Transparency Act (FFATA/DATA Act) 

reporting requirements. Emergency 

Connectivity Fund Program application, 

commitment, and disbursement data 

will also be publicly available. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15204 Filed 7–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0384; FR ID 38021] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before September 17, 

2021. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0384. 

Title: Sections 64.901, 64.904 and 

64.905, Auditor’s Attestation and 

Certification. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1 respondent, 1 response. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5–250 

hours. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority is contained in Sections 1, 4, 

201–205, 215, and 218–220 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections 151, 154, 

201–205, 215, and 218–220. 

Frequency of Response: On-occasion, 

biennial, and annual reporting 

requirements. 

Total Annual Burden: 255 hours. 


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1References to federal incumbents in this Public 

Notice refer to the individual military departments 

with which 3.45 GHz Service licensees will 

negotiate coordination agreements. 

Total Annual Cost: $1,200,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature of Extent of Confidentiality: 

This collection does not address 

information of a confidential nature. 

Needs and Uses: Section 64.904(a) 

states that each incumbent LEC required 

to file a cost allocation manual shall 

elect to either have an attest engagement 

performed by an independent auditor 

every two years, covering the prior two 

year period, or have a financial audit 

performed by an independent auditor 

biennially. In either case, the initial 

engagement shall be performed in the 

calendar year after the carrier is first 

required to file a cost allocation manual. 

See Section 64.904(a)–(c). Instead of 

requiring mid-sized carriers to incur the 

expense of a biennial attestation 

engagement, they now file a certification 

with the Commission stating that they 

are in compliance with 47 CFR 64.901 

of the Commission’s rules, which sets 

out the rules regarding allocation of 

costs. The certification must be signed, 

under oath, by an officer of the 

incumbent LEC, and filed with the 

Commission on an annual basis. Such 

certification of compliance represents a 

less costly means of enforcing 

compliance with our cost allocation 

rules. See 47 CFR 64.905 of the 

Commission’s rules. The requirements 

are imposed to ensure that the carriers 

are properly complying with 

Commission rules. They serve as an 

important aid in the Commission’s 

monitoring program. Section 64.905 

requires mid-sized LECs to file a 

certification with the Commission 

stating that they are complying with 

section 64.901. The certification must be 

signed, under oath, by an officer of the 

mid-sized LEC, and filed with the 

Commission on an annual basis at the 

time that the mid-sized incumbent LEC 

files the annual reports required by 

section 43.21(e)(2). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15182 Filed 7–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

[WT Docket No. 19–348; DA 21–645; FRS 

36568] 

The Federal Communications 

Commission and National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration: Coordination 

Procedures in the 3.45–3.55 GHz Band 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission and National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission’s Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and 

the National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration (NTIA) 

issue this joint Public Notice to provide 

information about the cooperative 

sharing framework for federal and nonfederal coordination in certain, defined 

areas where and when federal 

incumbents require continued access in 

the 3.45–3.55 GHz band. The Public 

Notice provides information and 

guidance on the overall coordination 

process, as contemplated by the 3.45 

GHz Band 2d R&O, including informal 

pre-coordination discussions, the formal 

process of submitting coordination 

requests, and receiving results from 

relevant federal incumbents. The Public 

Notice also provides a streamlined 

coordination process for high-power 

radar sites. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554 and U.S. 

Department of Commerce, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, 1401 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. 

DATES: Issued on July 19, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joyce Jones at (202) 418–1327 or 

joyce.jones@fcc.gov, Mobility Division, 

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 

FCC, or Gabrial Gersten at (202) 482– 

1182 or TransitionPlanS@ntia.gov, 

Strategic Planning Division, Office of 

Spectrum Management, NTIA. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of a public notice of the 

coordination procedures in the 3.45– 

3.55 GHz band, released jointly by the 

Federal Communications Commission’s 

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 

and the United States Department of 

Commerce, National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration, WT Docket No. 19–348, 

DA 21–645, on June 2, 2021. The full 

text of this document including all 

Appendices, is available for public 

inspection at the following internet 

address: https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/ 

06021352508295/DA-21-645A1.pdf. 

Alternative formats are available for 

people with disabilities (Braille, large 

print, electronic files, audio format), by 

sending an email to FCC504@fcc.gov or 

calling the Consumer and Governmental 

Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice) 

or 202–418–0432 (TTY). 

Synopsis 

I. Introduction 

In March 2021, the Federal 

Communications Commission 

announced a planned auction of new 

flexible-use licenses in the 3.45–3.55 

GHz band (Auction 110). See Auction of 

Flexible-Use Service Licenses in the 

3.45–3.55 GHz Band for NextGeneration Wireless Services; Comment 

Sought on Competitive Bidding 

Procedures for Auction 110, AU Docket 

No. 21–62, Public Notice, 2021 WL 

1086298 (2021); see also Facilitating 

Shared Use in the 3100–3550 MHz 

Band, WT Docket No. 19–348, Second 

Report and Order, Order on 

Reconsideration, and Order of Proposed 

Modification, 2021 WL 1086295 (2021) 

(3.45 GHz Band 2d R&O). Auction 110 

will offer 4,060 new licenses throughout 

the contiguous United States, subject to 

cooperative sharing requirements in 

certain, defined areas where and when 

federal incumbents 1 require continued 

access to the band. The Commission, 

NTIA, and the Department of Defense 

(DoD) are working collaboratively 

towards these goals. By this Public 

Notice, the Commission, through WTB, 

and NTIA, provide (i) information for 

potential bidders in the 3.45 GHz 

Service auction and (ii) guidance to the 

ultimate 3.45 GHz Service licensees and 

the affected federal incumbents 

regarding coordination procedures for 

shared use of the 3.45 GHz band. The 

joint nature of this Public Notice reflects 

the intersecting jurisdictions of the 

Commission (which administers 

spectrum for non-federal uses) and 

NTIA (which administers spectrum for 

federal uses) in the radio spectrum, 

including in this band. 

The Public Notice proceeds as 

follows. In section II, we provide 


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